The shoe project is nearly upon us! Here's the plan (at least as of now):
The forms, which will be available in both English and Spanish (perhaps one language on one side and one on the another), will be distributed at the grade school during the two days of enrollment on August 5th and 6th. The deadline on these forms will be August 7 @ noon, and Nancy Lambert will be the one to whom the forms are to go.
Prior to the church office closing for the week (maybe even on August 6) Leanne (and most likely Brandee) will secure a blank check from Trena and any other documentation needed to make our shoe purchase tax exempt. Leanne and/or Brandee will take care of getting the forms from Nancy and tallying the total number of shoes we'll need. Then it will be off to Wal-mart where we must remember to utilize the $25 gift card that the Liberal Wal-mart has donated--Leanne plans to pick it up this coming Saturday after she sets up a cake there.
Hopefully, enough class members will be in church on Sunday to help organize the shoes by family and place them labeled plastic sacks for distribution on Sunday the 16th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Other continuing projects include the food pantry, which Ryan and Karen stocked this month using the grocery store's ShurFine sale, and the clothes closet, which needs another going through before we begin marking the items therein with an expiration date. Additionally, we'll all need to pitch in and help Stacey and Stephanie get our Love and Logic parenting class for the fall up and off the ground, and then there's the large-item auction that Brent has begun basic preparations on. A date for that event needs to be set.
With all this going on, Ryan has opted not to call the Emmaus to inquire about volunteer opportunities as it seems we have more than enough to keep us busy right here at home. Perhaps when summer's over, we will all land in one place at the same time, and we talk face-to-face. What a novel concept!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Recipes from 9 X 13 Fundraiser
Poppy Seed Chicken
(serves 6+)
3 lbs. chicken, cooked and but into bite-sized pieces (1# cooked= slightly more than 3 cups)
(Can be cooked with a little poultry seasoning, bay leaf, salt and pepper, and onion.)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cups sour cream (or more--a 12 or 14 oz. container works well)
1 TBSP poppy seeds
1 1/2 pkgs. of Ritz crackers, crushed combined with
1 stick butter, melted
Place chicken, sour cream, and poppy seeds and spread evenly over chicken. (It has a strange, lumpy consistency when mixed, but it will smooth out when baked. Don't panic.)
Cover with buttered cracker crumbs
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Scalloped Corn
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 14.75 ounce can of cream corn
4 oz. of American cheese (or Velveeta) finely cut up
2/3 cup milk
10 saltine crackers, coarsely crushed
2 oz. (3 T.) diced green chile peppers
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
In a bowl, mix eggs, corn, cheese, milk crackers, chile peppers, sugar, salt, and pepper.
Transfer to a greased 1 1/2 quart dish or a 9 X 13 pan. Bake uncovered at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
(serves 6+)
3 lbs. chicken, cooked and but into bite-sized pieces (1# cooked= slightly more than 3 cups)
(Can be cooked with a little poultry seasoning, bay leaf, salt and pepper, and onion.)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cups sour cream (or more--a 12 or 14 oz. container works well)
1 TBSP poppy seeds
1 1/2 pkgs. of Ritz crackers, crushed combined with
1 stick butter, melted
Place chicken, sour cream, and poppy seeds and spread evenly over chicken. (It has a strange, lumpy consistency when mixed, but it will smooth out when baked. Don't panic.)
Cover with buttered cracker crumbs
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Scalloped Corn
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 14.75 ounce can of cream corn
4 oz. of American cheese (or Velveeta) finely cut up
2/3 cup milk
10 saltine crackers, coarsely crushed
2 oz. (3 T.) diced green chile peppers
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
In a bowl, mix eggs, corn, cheese, milk crackers, chile peppers, sugar, salt, and pepper.
Transfer to a greased 1 1/2 quart dish or a 9 X 13 pan. Bake uncovered at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Soles to Souls Fundraiser a Huge Success
(article submitted to the paper)
Church attendance was down at Satanta United Methodist as wheat harvest drew to a close, families departed for vacation, and the temperatures hit the 100+ mark. Generosity, however, was at a high point as the church's 21st Time class prepared a served a meal meant to pay homage to the much beloved 9 X 13 pan. The benefit luncheon, meant to help fund the class's soles to souls shoe project, netted the class more than $1,500, which will be used to purchase tennis shoes for needy children at Satanta Elementary. Bilingual enrollment forms for the program will be made availabe at Satanta Elementary during the regular enrollment process, and shoes will be distributed before the beginning of the next school year.
The class's next project involves bringing Love and Logic Parenting classes to Satanta via Russell Child Development beginning in the fall of this year. Further information will be available at the start date for the program draws near.
Church attendance was down at Satanta United Methodist as wheat harvest drew to a close, families departed for vacation, and the temperatures hit the 100+ mark. Generosity, however, was at a high point as the church's 21st Time class prepared a served a meal meant to pay homage to the much beloved 9 X 13 pan. The benefit luncheon, meant to help fund the class's soles to souls shoe project, netted the class more than $1,500, which will be used to purchase tennis shoes for needy children at Satanta Elementary. Bilingual enrollment forms for the program will be made availabe at Satanta Elementary during the regular enrollment process, and shoes will be distributed before the beginning of the next school year.
The class's next project involves bringing Love and Logic Parenting classes to Satanta via Russell Child Development beginning in the fall of this year. Further information will be available at the start date for the program draws near.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sunday Lunch
The July Sunday lunch project is underway. Leanne and Karen have made test batches of the scalloped corn and poppy seed chicken, which were both delicious, and the date of preparation has been set. Plan to meet at the church this coming Friday at 7:00 p.m. to put the meal together. Don't worry about ingredients. What we can't get at our local store, Leanne will get at Sam's this week in Garden City.
On Sunday we will be accepting freewill donations for the lunch, which will be advertised in the paper this week, and is all over facebook thanks to Pastor Kelvin. All proceeds will go to fund our shoe project, which we are calling "soles for souls." Karen has begun the groundwork for this project by sending letters asking for financial support to many businesses in the area, creating a form that parents can use to sign up for the program, and by creating advertising fliers to seek donations from individuals.
The good news is that we've already gotten a $100 donation for the project from a member of our congregation. Ryan will send a thank you note to this individual inviting her to enjoy lunch on us on Sunday.
On Sunday we will be accepting freewill donations for the lunch, which will be advertised in the paper this week, and is all over facebook thanks to Pastor Kelvin. All proceeds will go to fund our shoe project, which we are calling "soles for souls." Karen has begun the groundwork for this project by sending letters asking for financial support to many businesses in the area, creating a form that parents can use to sign up for the program, and by creating advertising fliers to seek donations from individuals.
The good news is that we've already gotten a $100 donation for the project from a member of our congregation. Ryan will send a thank you note to this individual inviting her to enjoy lunch on us on Sunday.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
MAM Room Conquered . . . at least for now
With more than just a little help from Ryan and Karen, Leanne, Brandee, Mendy, Rachel, and Kelvin, the MAM room clothing has been organized (again.) At least for now, men's, women's, and children's are all in "departments," which are divided into sections. Plus, the food pantry has been re-stocked. Our next move is to put expiration dates on each item of clothing so that anyting that doesn't move in six months is either donated to Goodwill or discarded. We hope that this will serve to keep our merchandise volume relatively low.
We are still moving forward on the 9X13 luncheon, so we need to solidify plans for food prep and table set-up. Rachel suggested July 10 (which a Friday). We'll need to discuss this further.
Finally, Jim Shearman has approached our group with a new fundraising possibility. He might be interested in donating several large items (furniture, mostly) for an auction, which would serve to fund our soles for souls shoe campaign. This has real potential and needs further development.
We are still moving forward on the 9X13 luncheon, so we need to solidify plans for food prep and table set-up. Rachel suggested July 10 (which a Friday). We'll need to discuss this further.
Finally, Jim Shearman has approached our group with a new fundraising possibility. He might be interested in donating several large items (furniture, mostly) for an auction, which would serve to fund our soles for souls shoe campaign. This has real potential and needs further development.
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